Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme CourtPenguin Publishing Group, 2005 M05 3 - 608 páginas When Closed Chambers was first published, it was met with a firestorm of controversy—as well as a shower of praise—for being the first book to break the code of silence about the inner workings of this country’s most powerful court. In this eloquent, trailblazing account, with a new chapter covering Bush v. Gore, Guantanamo, and other recent controversial court decisions, Edward Lazarus, who served as a clerk to Justice Harry Blackmun, presents a searing indictment of a court at war with itself and often in neglect of its constitutional duties. Combining memoir, history, and legal analysis, Lazarus reveals in astonishing detail the realities of what takes place behind the closed doors of the U.S. Supreme Court—an institution that through its rulings holds the power to affect the life of every American. |
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... execution emerged as but one distasteful aspect of a far greater evil . " 21 In other words , they would have to challenge the death penalty not only for its racial biases but fully and completely ( along the line Justice Goldberg had ...
... execution emerged as but one distasteful aspect of a far greater evil . " 21 In other words , they would have to challenge the death penalty not only for its racial biases but fully and completely ( along the line Justice Goldberg had ...
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... execution numbered more than 2,000 . At the Court , the advent of the next execution and the handicapping of who would be next to die were ever present . Each week , as regularly as clockwork , the Clerk's Office would distribute the ...
... execution numbered more than 2,000 . At the Court , the advent of the next execution and the handicapping of who would be next to die were ever present . Each week , as regularly as clockwork , the Clerk's Office would distribute the ...
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... execute vicious murderers , but it manifested itself in an amazing bloodthirst , a revelry in execution remi- niscent of the celebratory crowds that years ago thronged to public hang- ings . When Missouri executed George " Tiny " Mercer ...
... execute vicious murderers , but it manifested itself in an amazing bloodthirst , a revelry in execution remi- niscent of the celebratory crowds that years ago thronged to public hang- ings . When Missouri executed George " Tiny " Mercer ...
Contenido
Authors Note | 3 |
A Clerks Eye View | 17 |
The Grand Canyon | 47 |
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Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court Edward Lazarus Vista previa limitada - 2005 |
Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court Edward Lazarus Vista de fragmentos - 1999 |
Closed Chambers: The First Eyewitness Account of the Epic Struggles Inside ... Edward Lazarus Vista de fragmentos - 1998 |
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